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Bodies stolen, health centre torched as Ebola outbreak kills 438 and spreads to Kisangani city
KINSHASA, July 3 — An Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo has killed more than 400 people and is still spreading, with a first case reported in the major city […]
Deadly Hondius cruise ship hantavirus outbreak declared over by WHO, but experts warn of future threats
GENEVA, July 3 — The World Health Organisation on Thursday declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship which sparked international alarm, after the last person […]
Bear fear grips Japan as authorities deploy cameras and sweet bait after deadly attacks
TOKYO, July 3 — Japan has begun installing hundreds of cameras in its northern mountains as part of a nationwide survey of the bear population following a surge in maulings, […]
Ambulances race through Damascus after cafe bomb blast near courthouse kills nine, wounds 20 amid chaos
DAMASCUS, July 3 — A bomb blast at a cafe in Damascus on Thursday killed nine people and wounded 20, authorities said, in the latest challenge for Syria’s Islamist leaders […]
Rescuers tunnel collapsed seven‑storey ruins to free Venezuelan security guard alive eight days after quakes
CATIA LA MAR (Venezuela), July 3 — Hundreds of rescuers in Venezuela cheered and embraced Thursday after pulling a 43-year-old man alive from the ruins of a collapsed building eight […]
Washington grand jury indicts 67‑year‑old ex-Olympian for Reflecting Pool vandalism, maximum penalty 10 years
WASHINGTON, July 3 — A former US Olympian was charged Thursday with vandalising Washington’s newly renovated — but already peeling — Reflecting Pool and could face up to 10 years […]
Paris crowds storm Lidl stores as bargain air conditioners spark queues, scuffles and police intervention
PARIS, July 3 — Hundreds of people besieged supermarkets in and around Paris Thursday, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get their hands on bargain […]
Where is Aung San Suu Kyi? Myanmar’s ex-leader’s whereabouts remain unclear in Naypyidaw
 NAYPIDAW, July 3 — Where is Aung San Suu Kyi? Myanmar’s deposed leader is under house arrest in the capital Naypyidaw, according to her captors, but exactly where is […]
Beijing plane crash pilot had mental health issues, diary referenced suicide
BEIJING, July 2 — The pilot who died after crashing a small plane into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, injuring 13 people, had mental health issues and had written about suicide in […]
US-Iran talks to resume after Khamenei’s funeral, mediators confirm
DOHA, July 2 — The next indirect US-Iran talks will come after the late Iranian supreme leader’s funeral, mediators said Thursday, as diplomacy inches ahead on ending the Middle East […]